For 16 months we have been living with the pandemic that has completely changed our way of functioning and our lives, it has affected our health situation, our economy and financial stability and also influenced the way the world is now functioning, Plenković said, among other thing in his message.
"VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World" featuring performances by Jennifer Lopez, J Balvin, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters and HER, was held at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday 2, May. The event was pre-taped and broadcast on TV channels worldwide and YouTube on Saturday, 8 May.
Global Citizens helped mobilize 302 million in commitments so far, as funds for providing more than 26 million doses of vaccine against coronavirus.
Croatia's Prime Minister also recalled that several initiatives including COVAX were launched in Europe during the Croatian presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2020.
Croatia will continue supporting efforts to mobilise forces for such activities at the national, European and global level.
CROATIA pledged as part of the VAX LIVE campaign to share 50,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as part of a bilateral agreement in coordination with COVAX via the European sharing mechanism. The doses will go to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Kosovo. Croatia also committed €500,000 (US$600,000) to COVAX.
"We shall continue to be one of the countries that supports these activities, both on the national level, but also at the European and global level, too," said Prime Minister Plenković.
Messages were also sent by Pope Francis, U.S. President Joe Biden, Prince Harry and some other very important persons. Pope says "I beg you not to forget the most vulnerable."